Discover Texas Field Trip Fundraising Ideas
Grants
Walmart Local Community Grants
Local community grants are awarded through an open application process and provide funding directly from Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities to local organizations in the U.S. Local Community grants range from a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $5,000.
Donors Choose is an organization that connects teachers’ requests for donations with donors.
Possible Sponsors
- Corporate Sponsorships – Parents may help with networking
- Parent Teacher Association
- Your school district's Education Foundation
- Use this Sponsorship Request Template Letter to request a donation
Up to $5,000 Road Scholarships from SYTA Youth Foundation
Student Youth Travel Association Youth Foundation offers Road Scholarships, financial aid granted to groups of students, for educational travel. All Road Scholarship applications must be submitted by an educator or designated school official.
The next application period opens September 21, 2021.
Activities to Fundraise
- School Spirit Days - One elementary school raised funds with "Hats for Houston" days. For $1, and in honor of Sam Houston, students could wear hats to school on select Fridays leading up to their field trip day.
- Cowtown Bowling
- Texas Motor Speedway
- Murder Mystery Fundraiser
- Arlington Skatium
- Austin Skate party
- RollerWorld Northeast
- American Airlines Center
- Box Tops for Education
Restaurant Spirit Night Fundraising
- Kona Ice Information
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Group Raise
- Panera Bread
- Potbelly
- Fuddruckers
- The Pizza Buffet
- Chuck E Cheese Fundraiser
- Panda Express
- Krispy Kreme Fundraiser
- Picasso’s Cares Fundraiser
- Palios Pizza Cafe
- Food Truck Fundraiser
- Ice Cream Social Fundraiser – Brusters
- Little Caesar Pizza Fundraiser
- Steel City Pops
Product Sales/Fundraising
- Glow Candles: Information
- Cherrydale Farms Information
- Display My Art
- Mixed Bag Designs
- Five and Below
- World’s Finest Chocolate
- Coffee Fundraising 1
- Coffee Fundraising 2
- Aspire Fundraising
- Plum Fund
- Mary Kay Host an event Fundraiser
- T-Shirt Fundraiser
- Abby candles
- Nature’s vision
- Gold and Silver Party
- Used Book Sale Fundraiser
- Yankee Candle Fundraising
- Big Kahuna Fundraising
- Aim Fundraising
- Cash Cow Fundraising
- Fund Rally
- Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream